Pelosi Launches Berkeley Democracy Institute to Train Future Leaders

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is launching the Nancy Pelosi Institute for Representative Democracy at UC Berkeley, opening January 2027. The nonpartisan institute will fund faculty research, offer leadership courses (including Pelosi co-leading a Congress course with UC Berkeley professor Eric Schickler), host a visiting fellows program, support student summer experiences, and organize an annual nonpartisan forum for global thought leaders; it is funded by over $32 million in philanthropic commitments and aims to raise $50 million to sustain Berkeley programs and establish a second center for the House of Representatives.